Star turn
Refreshing candour from Roy Wood of the Scottish Hotel School at Strathclyde University, in his report of a presentation during the university senate meeting by Allister Ferguson of the Institute of...
Search
-
-
Unionists sling out sitting officers
Unionist graduates have staged a takeover of Queen's University's convocation. More than 100 graduates of the convocation, to which all former students belong, combined to oust a number of sitting...
-
Apprentice ads go on TV
The Government is seeking to raise flagging interest in the modern apprenticeship scheme by pumping more than Pounds 1 million into a month-long television and radio advertising campaign, writes...
-
Nolan hears of visitor need
Higher education needs a pool of legal experts with a knowledge of the sector to act as visitors to investigate complaints of malpractice, the Nolan committee on standards in public life has been...
-
Oxford enters business class
Better late than never. The best part of a decade since it was first proposed, the Oxford Master in Business Administration course will become a reality next autumn with the arrival of the first...
-
-
Labs face testing times
Public sector laboratories are braced for 12 months of introspection following the Government's publication of its timetable for reviewing each one by the end of the year, writes Aisling Irwin....
-
Unions unite in childcare campaign
Thes reporters look at the increased pressure for improved childcare in universities. Three unions have teamed up to launch a campaign for more workplace nurseries in universities and colleges. The...
-
Scots give boost to part-timers
The Scottish Office is pressing for an increase in part-time education amid calls for a better deal for part-timers in terms of student support and course quality assurance. Ed Weeple, Scottish...
-
Fast-track physios
Glasgow Caledonian University has launched the country's first accelerated postgraduate degree for physiotherapy. A qualification to practise physiotherapy usually comes through a three-year degree...
-
The great balloon debate
Seven scientists are plunging to earth in an overloaded hot air balloon. Six of them must jump out if the balloon is to be light enough for just one to float to safety. But who should be the lucky...
-
Diving to an early death
Improving the health of Filipino divers is the aim of research under way at Bangor University's department of radiography education. Decompression sickness is a major problem among Asian divers who,...
-
Vatican theft: accused prof goes on trial
Retired professor and art expert Anthony Melnikas, the veteran researcher accused of cutting pages from a Vatican manuscript with a penknife and later attempting to sell them to a rare book dealer,...
-
Privates face privation
Ireland's expanding private college sector has been dealt a second blow within a year by Northern Ireland education minister Michael Ancram's announcement that fees and maintenance grants for...
-
Junior academics strike for pay deal
Israel's universities have again been hit by strikes. Several thousand junior academic staff say they will not return to work until the university heads committee recognises their union. Laboratory...